Mop



C. FATLAND May 19, 1936.

MOP

Filed Jan. 23, 1935 Patented May 19, 1936 V I UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE e 2,041,054 MOP Conrad Fatland, Mount Prospect, 111.

Application January 23, 1935, Serial No. 3,064

6 Claims. (oi. 15-119) 4 This invention relates to mop head wringers,handle l6 and the flange 32 form guides for diand has for its objectproviding more convenientrecting the end of the handle l2 into thedepresly for wringing the mop and for removing the sion 30. Thissimplifies somewhat the operation mop from the mop head or inserting ittherein. as well as the mechanism.

It has for a further object improved means for In this mop head Iprovide means for conrendering inoperative the wringing means of theveniently separating the two rollers whenever it mop head; and anotherobject is to provide an is desired to insert or remove the mop, or tovary improved mop for the mop head. the pressure on the mop. This meanscomprise Of the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is an elethe bars 33 and 34which have their outer ends 10 vation, partly in section of a mop headwhich passing freely through the transverse portions I4 10 embodies someof the features of my invention; and I5, respectively; and the ends ofthe rollers Fig. 2 is a side view of the same; Fig. 3 illustrates arejournaled in the other ends of the bars 33, a modified means for holdingthe crank handle and 34. This roller is journaled in the arms 12 of thewringer, and Fig. 4 is an edge view of the and I3 in elongated slots 35and 36, so that the 15 same. roller can be moved a material distancelongi- 15 The mop head in general is a common type, tudinally inthe'slots. Shoulders 31. and 38 are such as is shown and described in myPatents formed on the bars 33 and 34, andvsprings 39 and Nos. 1,966,890,1,999,450, in which the two rollers 40 are mounted on the respectivebars between in and H are journalled in the outer ends of the theshoulders and the transverse portions I4 and arms l2 and I3. These armshave transverse I5. These springs normally force the inner roller 20portions I4 and H) by which the arms are fixed H against the outerroller. But the nuts 4| to the handle 16. The mop I! in use ispositioned threaded onto the bars outside of the transverse between therollers, and when desired the mop portions l4 and I5 provide means forforcing the may be wrung by rotating the rollers. The rollers innerroller inwardly against the force of the are rolled by means of a crankarm I8 which is springs. 7 25 fixed by one end to one of the spindles 19of the By these means the rollers can be separated inne r l r y means Ofa n e 8' th as much as may be desired, either for operation crank may beoperated to rotate the roller ll. of the mop in wringing or forinserting or remov- This handle is pivoted to the free end of the ingthe mop. This also assists in removing or incrank arm so that it may berotated outwardly serting the outer roller, which to be removed is 30with reference to the arm, and substantially at forced inwardly untilthe flange 5| will pass right angles thereto, when the mop is to bewrung. through the opening 52 when the arms I: and But this inventiondiffers from those of the patl3 are pread. ents in that when the mop isin normal use the Any ordinary type of mop may be used; but I crank isren e e inoperative y turning the prefer one composed of two or morethicknesses, 35 handle wa d y, as W and locking the free and havingenlarged portions at the ends to preend of the handle in a depression 20in the strip vent the mop from passing from between the. 2| whichconnects the arm 13 to the mop handle. llers when it is being wrung.These portions The crank arm I8 is formed from strip metal and may beformed. by turning inwardly the ends 45,

is Some resilient, and When the handle as indicated. The entire ends maybe turned in- 40 is in the position shown the arm 18 is forced outrdlyor only a narow portion in any event war y m w and its spring forceholds the by having the ends turned as indicated the water end of thehandle firmly in the depression 20. hich, is wrung from the mop passesdown and Suitable means are Provided for guiding the off from the mopends, as a fairly smooth surface end of the ha dle a it iS being forcedinto the is thus provided; while if the ends were turned 45 dep s as theflanges 22 and 3, and a outwardly the water would collect against thestop 24 may be provided to insure the end of the flat d of th p, handlepassin t t depression t w l be It will thus be seen that I have provideda mop understood that the length of the handleis someth t may be veryquickly and conveniently 0p- W greater than the distance from the Crankerated. When it is desired to wring the moisture 5o arm t the Plate 2|before the arm is Sprung out of the mop it is necessary only to graspthe outward. crank handle and pull it outwardly. To simplify If desireda depression 30 may be provided in this I provide an inclined surface 50or 5| on the strap 3| for receiving the end of the handle, the platejust outside of the depression or recess instead of the depression 20.In such a case the which receives the end of the crank handle. This 55ends to pass between them.

21hr -7- I allows the end 01; the crank handle to be pulled outwardlywithout hindrance. The mop may then be wrung by merely revolving thehandle outwardly. The enlargements on the mop will prevent it from beinginadvertently forced from between the rollers, and if desired thepressure on the mop may be decreased by operating the' nuts 4 I Or if itisv desired to remove the mop entirely from the rollers it is necessaryonly to separate the rollers sufiiciently toallow the enlarged Inthistype of mop head, as will be seen by a consideration of my saidpatents, the outer roller is removed by spreading the arms l2 and I3 andslipping the roller spindles from their bearings. This process is muchsimplified byseparating the rollers by means of the nuts 4|, as thisrelieves the pressure on'the outer roller.

I claim as my invention:

, 1. A mop head wringer comprising a mop han- 7 die, a yoke-like pair ofarms fixed to the handle, each pair having an outer and an inner openingadjacent its outer end, a pair of coacting rollers journaled in therespective outer. and inner openings; the-inner openings beingelongated, the inner roller being movable longitudinally of the arms inthe openings, each of. said arms having a transverseportion, resilientmeans associated with the transverse portions normally pressing theinner roller towards the outer roller, and adjusting locking meansassociated with said resilient means for adjustably varying the minimumdistance between the'rollers when in. use and which adjusting meanscomprises means to hold the inner roller in any one of a number ofadjusted positions.

2. A mop'head wringer comprising a mophandle, a yoke-like pair of armsfixed to the handle,

each pair having an outer and an' inner opening adjacent its outer end,a pair of coacting rollers journaled in the respective outer and inneropenings, the inner openings being elongated, the inner roller beingmovable longitudinally of the arms in the openings, each of saidarmshaving a transverse portion, resilient means associated with thetransverse portions normally pressing the inner roller towards the outerroller and for varying the minimum distance between the rollers when inuse, the said varying means comprising a bar positioned on the innerside of each of the yokelike pair of arms and having one of its endsslidable in the transverse portion of the arm, the ends of the innerroller being journaled in the ends of the respective bars, one of saidbars having a portion passing outside of the said transverse portion,and a nut threaded on said projecting portion, outside of the transverseportion.

3. In amop head wringer having a frame, a mop 'roller rotatably mountedin the frame, a mop handle fixed to the frame, means for rotating theroller and for preventing rotation thereoflsaid means comprising aresilient crank arm fixed to the roller, a plate associated with oneside of the mop handle and facing said crank arm, a crank handle pivotedby one 'end to the free end of the crank arm, the free end of said crankhandle being rotatable inwardly into contact with said plate, saidcrankfhandle having a greater length from its pivot than the normaldistance from said pivot to said plate so that the rotation of the freeend of said handle for a substantial distance in contact-with said platewill force the resilient crankarm away from the platewith the resultthat the resistance of said crank arm will press the free end of thecrank handle against said plate and establish resistance to the movementoflthe crank handle, the crank arm and therolleri 4. In a mop headwringer as claimed in claim 3,

said means for preventing'the rotation of the roller comprising adepression in said plate facing said crank arm and adapted to receiveand hold the free end of said crank handle as it is yieldingly pressedtowardsthe bottom of said depression by said resilient crank arm. 7 5.In amophead wringer as claimed in claimv 3, said means for preventingrotation of the roller comprising a depression in said plate facing saidcrank arm and'adapted to receive and hold the free end of said crankhandle as it is yieldinglypressed towards the bottom of the depressionby the resilient crank arm, and said plate having guide means forguiding the crank'handle and into the depression.

6. In a mop head wringer as claimed in claim 3,,

said plate having a depression therein and having guide means-thereonforguiding the crank handle end into the depression, and meansforlimiting the inward movement of the crank handle end along saidguide-said limiting means comprising a stop positioned adjacent; theinner end of the guide with'reference to the mop head. 7 CONRAD FATLAND.

